“Energy reality forces tech to ditch climate virtue signalling” – Amazon is building a massive gas-fired power plant in Texas capable of generating more electricity than the Grand Coulee Dam, as Big Tech abandons its green commitments in the face of soaring energy demand, according to Vijay Jayaraj at CO2 Coalition.
“The National Academies’ climate review must be truly independent” – In RealClearEnergy, Tom Harris says the US taxpayer-funded National Academies needs to take a genuinely independent look at climate science, rather than using claims of consensus to shut down debate.
“Trump Energy Dept. backs nuclear power plant restart with $1.9 billion loan” – The Trump administration is throwing its financial weight behind nuclear energy, committing $1.9 billion to restart an Iowa reactor as part of a broader push to revive mothballed power plants, writes Kevin Killough at Just the News.
“Mayors to control water companies” – Andy Burnham’s plan to hand powers over water companies to regional mayors raises the prospect of a new layer of red tape across the sector, warns Tony Diver in the Telegraph.
“Ranked: who uses the world’s coal?” – China alone accounts for 51.7% of global coal consumption – more than every other country combined – while the top six nations make up 87% of total demand, according to EnergyNow.
From the Climate Skeptic today:
“Brussels is building a climate protection racket in the name of ‘climate insurance’” – The EU has claimed “insurance as usual is not sustainable” in the era of climate change, but it’s really just an excuse for Brussels to build a climate protection racket, warns Dr Tilak Doshi.